r/whittling

Pround of how it turned out, coloured it with alcohol markers.

Spent a good time carving this duck and now I’m into this hobby

Coming to a stage near you, will play for tips. He's the man of a hundred hurtin' song's.

So my parents were pruning a boldo tree and i got these two pieces. The two knives in the photos are the only tools i have and i have zero experience with carving/whittling, so any tips and (simple and easy) ideas are welcome. I'm thinking maybe very small statuettes like birds and fishes and whales.

Oh, and from what i researched, it's okay to carve green and let it dry, but... how green? do i have to wait at all at first? Or can i go at it right now?

Thanks!!!

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Ok. Here's my plan. 7 days, 7 new Knife Only youtube videos, every day a new fun, funky, happy, sad or whimsical face. Low production value, high utility value videos (hopefully) that folks can apply to pumpkins, pickles, or a myriad of other things they want to slap a humorous face onto.

Wish me luck? 😆 🤣

First video is up on YT now. Next is tomorrow.

New at this but going nuts with bobble heads

My first time making something with this many different nooks and crannies. 3rd project total, any recommendations to help make things cleaner in the future? I know now this one needs sanding but how can I avoid the deep marks in future

I can't stop making these owls, the cuts required and process is so enjoyable to me. I don't even like owls but I'm learning so much doing them and each one I make is markedly better than the last. Thanks to pocket woodcraft for tutorial

Loosely followed Linker’s video.

https://youtu.be/G3TEUyr0ZPI?is=PisowE9SltowMrik

I'm new to whittling and one of my first projects is a butter knife and I'm wondering if there's risk that butter will go inside the wood and spoil?

I'm gonna apply a few coats of food safe oil (one made for cutting boards) and reapply every once in a while. But will it become completely butter proof? I'm assuming it's better to not leave it inside the butter everytime but still, some of it will stay on the knife unless I clean it with soap after every use - which is really inconvenient so is it necessary?

It’s officially pumpkin season!!! And pumpkins are on deck. They are one of my favorite things to carve.

Been working on adding necks

This one is pretty small

I got some good guidance from my last post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/whittling/s/FxdhnfxKFN

Sharing here the "final" version. There is always so much more to do.

I got inspired from https://youtube.com/shorts/PojUQ6RXTlU?is=7o1xMWlRFWk8j9Kb

Let me know if there is something you would have done differently.